Vending-machine.



7 PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905; L. G. SPOONER. VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED BEPT.8, 1904.

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UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

LEE 0. SPooNER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOU I, ASSIGNOR TO THE PETERMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPO- RATION OFMISSOURI.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1 2, 1905.-

Application filed September 8, 1904. Serial No. 223,6 75- zen of theUnited States, and a resident of the my machine, and Fig. 2 is a rearView thereof.

city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Vending-Machines, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention relates to vending-machines,

and particularly to cigar-vending machines.

It has for its principal objects to provide improved means forsupporting a cigar-box in the machine without unduly enlarging the framethereof, to provide positive actuation of the oscillating platform foroscillating it in both directions, to provide means for adjusting theposition of the feed-slide on the platform, and other objectshereinafter more fully appearing. 4

My invention consists in the parts and in the arrangements andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they 00- cur,Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of The present invention relatesto the delivery mechanism of vending-machines.

livery mechanisms of the type set forth in my copending application forpatent, filed August 6, 1904, Serial No. 219,934, though theirapdownwardly at its outer edge and is then gently rebent to form areceptacle 8. At their front lower corners the side plates 4 areprovided with inwardly-turned ears 9, parallel with the vertical portionof the plate 7 and separated therefrom a distance equal to the thicknessof the bar 2. Thus the frame may be secured in place by slipping it overthe bar 2 and inserting screws 10 through the ears 9 into. the bar. Allthe moving parts of the mechanism are mounted in the frame described.her with an oscillating bottom is formed in The improvements areespecially applicable to de- A chamthe upper part of the mechanism,intowhich the cigars are discharged from a cigar-box having one endbroken out. from the chamber to the cigar-receiving recess of anejecting-slide.

Upon the rods 5 6 two slides 11 are mounted. They are shown assnap-slides, though they may be of any desired type. Integral with theslides are upwardly-extending guideplates 12, which are offset near thefront edges of the slides to form shoulders 13 perpendic ular to theplane of the rods 5 6. The guideplates then extend forwardly to thefront of the machine and are provided with lugs .14, extendingdownwardly into the chute. The

A chute leads portions of the guide-plates'back of the shoul- "ders 13are equipped with pointed projections opposite ends, passes through theear 16 and is journaled in the side plates 4 of the frame. A knurledfinger-piece 18 is provided near the center of the screw. The thicknessof the shoulder 18 is the same as the thickness of the sides of acigar-box. A cigar-box is seated between the guide-plates. Then theadjusting and clamping screw 17 is actuated to draw the guide-platestogether. The. projections 15 on the guideplates are driven into thesides of the box, and thus hold it securely in place. At the same timethe inner faces of the front portions of the guide-plates are broughtinto the same plane as the inner faces of the sides of the box. Thus thecigars will be guided throughout their travel from the box to theejecting-slide and will be held against endwise movement,

A platform 19 is pivoted intermediate its ends upon the side plates 4and forms the bottom of the chamber into which the cigars pass from thecigar-box. This platform carries a reciprocating feedslide 20, providedwith rollers 21, and an adjusting-plate 22, carrying a roller 23 and adepending apron 24 at its front end. The details of construction ofthese parts are described in my above-mentioned copending application,to which reference is made for a further description. The

Ears 16, provided with guide-plates are cutaway above the oscillatingplatform to permit its oscillation. To close the openings thus formed,Wings are pivoted upon the guide-plates and rest upon the oscillatingplatform. Thus they will rise and fall with the platform and will keepthe openings in the guide-plates closed at all times.-

The chute is formed between a verticallyadjustable front wall and adiagonally-adjustable rear wall. The front wall consists of a frame 26,in Whicha glass plate 27 is mounted. The frame rests against flanges 28on the side plates 4. It is supported by screws 29, which pass throughears 30 on the side plates and ears 31 on the frame 26. At its loweredge a roller 32 is pivotally mounted. The discharge-slot of the machineisformed between the roller 32 on the front wall of the chute and theplate 7 of the frame. As the wall can be raised and lowered, the widthof the slot may be adjusted. The roller pre.

vents injury to freak cigars which may be slightly larger than thestandard size for which the machine is adjusted. The rear wall of thechute consists of a plate 33, which is offset between its ends and isprovided with rearwardly-extending flanges 34 at its sides.- Pins 35 36are mounted in the flanges and enter inclined slots 37 38, respectively,in the side plates 4 of the frame. nects the flanges 34 and is providednear its ends with tapped holes. Brackets 40 are mounted upon thesideplates 4 of the frame. Adjusting screws 41 are mounted in thebrackets and enter the tapped holes in the bar 39. By operating thescrews 41 the wall may be adjusted forwardly to reduce the width of thechute and downwardly to close up the gap caused by adjustment of theejecting slide about to be described.

The ejecting-slide comprises two parts. The lower part is asubstantially rectangular frame comprising the slot-closing bar 42, sideplates 43, a rear connecting-bar 44, and 'a bottom plate 45. r A plate46, having an edge inclined at the same angle as the slots 37 38, issecured to the inner face of each side plate 43. A second plate 47,having an inwardly extending flange 48 inclined at the same angle, isalso secured upon the inner face of each side plate 43. The upper partcomprises a top plate 49, a front plate 50, inclined flanges 51, andlugs 52 in its front corners provided with slots to receive the flanges48 on the plates 47. The inclined flanges 51 have bosses provided withtapped holes. Brackets 53, mounted on the rear bar 44 of the lower part,carry adjusting-screws 54, which enter the bosses on the flanges 51. Thecigar-receiving recess of the ejecting-slide lies between theslotclosing "bar 42 of the lower part and, the front plate of the upperpart. The cross-section of the recess can thus be adjusted by actuatingthe adjusting-screws 54 and adjusting the upper part of theejecting-slide down- A bar 39 con-- wardly and forwardly. In the frontupper corner of the upper part a roller 55 is journaled. As theejecting-slide moves forward this roller engages the, cigar above theone being e ected, and as it is free to turn can raise the cigar andmove under it without injeuring it- The e ecting-slide is supported by 1the plate 7 and projections 56, struck up from the side plate 4 of theframe.

Hangers 57 project downwardly from the plate 45 of the ejecting-slideand carry'a pin 58. To the latter the actuating-arm 59 of any desiredactuating mechanisma coin-controlled mechanism, for examplemay beconnected.

A standard 60 is secured to the top of the ejecting-slide. At its top itcarries a roller 61, which engages a cam 62, secured to the bottom ofthe oscillating platform 19. This cam extends upon both sides of thepivotal axis of the platform. It is so shaped that as the roller passesrearwardly from the pivotal axis of the platform the latter will haveits front end lowered, while as the roller passes forwardly the frontend of the platform will be raised. It is to be noted that by using thecam the oscillating platform is positively slotted portion at its rearend. A pin 64 on the slide extends through the slot. or any antifrictionmember may be mounted A roller on the pin, if desired. Thefront end ofthe link is provided with a plurality of holes 65, through any one ofwhich a screw 66, mounted in the standard, may pass. This constructionpermits the adjustment of the link so as to bring the feed-slide 20 tothe proper position on the oscillating platform. This adjustment shouldbe so regulated that when the feed-slide reaches its foremost positionits front roller will almost touch the roller 23.

Apart from the operation described above the operation of the machine isthe same as that set forth in detail in my above-mentioned copendingapplication.

Obviously my device is capable of modification within the scope of myinvention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the specificconstruction shown and described.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vending-machine comprising a frame having a seat for aboxcontaining articles to be delivered and a chamber in front of said seatto receive said articles as they issue from the end of a box on saidseat, a substantially flat bottom for said chamber mounted to oscillateabout a substantially horizontal axis, and means for positivelyactuating said bottom on both its up and down movements.

2. A vending-machine comprising a chamlating platform forming a bottomfor said chamber and provided with a cam-surface on its lower side, andan actuating member in engagement with said cam-surface.

3. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive articles to bedelivered, a platform forming a bottom for said chamber and pivotedintermediate its ends on a horizontal axis, a cam-surface on saidplatform extending on both sides of the pivot-point of the platform, andan actuating member in engagement with said cam-surface.

4:. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive articles to bedelivered, an oscillating bottom for said chamber provided with acam-surface, an ejecting-slide provided with an article-receiving recessnormally in communication with said chamber, and a standard on saidejecting-slide in engagement with said cam-surface.

5. A vending-machine comprising a frame provided with a discharge-slotbounded on one side by an adjustable plate, a roller mounted on the sideof said plate toward said slot, and an ejecting-slide arranged to ejectarticles through said slot.

6. In a vending-machine an ejecting-slide comprising an upper frame anda lower frame, inwardly-extending inclined flanges on the lower frame,said upper frame resting on said flanges, and means for adjusting saidupper frame with respect to said lower frame, an.

article-receiving recess being formed between the front plates of saidframes.

7. A vending-machine comprising a chamher to receive articles to bedelivered, an oscillating platform forming a bottom for said chamber, afeed-slide on said platform, an ejecting-slide having anarticle-receiving recess in communication with said chamber, and meansadjustably connecting said feedslide and said ejecting-slide, wherebysaid slides may be simultaneously actuated.

8. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive the articles to bedelivered, an oscillating platform forming a bottom for said chamber andprovided with a cam-surface, a feed-slide on said platform, anejecting-slide having an article-receiving recess in communication withsaid chamber, a standard on said ejecting-slide in engagement with saidcamsurface, and a member connecting said standard and said feed-slideand adjustably connected to said feed-slide.

9. A vendingmachine comprising a frame, slides mounted in said frame,guide-plates mounted on said slides and forming two sides of a chamberto receive articles to be delivered, said guide-plates being offsetbetween their ends to form shoulders, inwardly-extending projections onthe portions of said guideplates in the rear of said shoulders, andmeans to cause said guide-plates to simultaneously approach or recedefrom each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 31st day of August,

LEE 0. SPOONER. Witnesses:

EDWARD M. WHITE, CARY W. REID.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 799,103, grantedSeptember 12, 1905, upon the application of Lee C. Spooner, of St.Louis, Missouri, for an improvement in Vending-Machines, an errorappears in the printed specification requiring correction,

as follows: In line 32, page 1, the serial number 219,934 should read219,734; and

that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the case in the PatentOfiice.

Signed and sealed this 3rd day of October, A. D., 1905.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

lating platform forming a bottom for said chamber and provided with acam-surface on its lower side, and an actuating member in engagementwith said cam-surface.

3. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive articles to bedelivered, a platform forming a bottom for said chamber and pivotedintermediate its ends on a horizontal axis, a cam-surface on saidplatform extending on both sides of the pivot-point of the platform, andan actuating member in engagement with said cam-surface.

4:. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive articles to bedelivered, an oscillating bottom for said chamber provided with acam-surface, an ejecting-slide provided with an article-receiving recessnormally in communication with said chamber, and a standard on saidejecting-slide in engagement with said cam-surface.

5. A vending-machine comprising a frame provided with a discharge-slotbounded on one side by an adjustable plate, a roller mounted on the sideof said plate toward said slot, and an ejecting-slide arranged to ejectarticles through said slot.

6. In a vending-machine an ejecting-slide comprising an upper frame anda lower frame, inwardly-extending inclined flanges on the lower frame,said upper frame resting on said flanges, and means for adjusting saidupper frame with respect to said lower frame, an.

article-receiving recess being formed between the front plates of saidframes.

7. A vending-machine comprising a chamher to receive articles to bedelivered, an oscillating platform forming a bottom for said chamber, afeed-slide on said platform, an ejecting-slide having anarticle-receiving recess in communication with said chamber, and meansadjustably connecting said feedslide and said ejecting-slide, wherebysaid slides may be simultaneously actuated.

8. A vending-machine comprising a chamber to receive the articles to bedelivered, an oscillating platform forming a bottom for said chamber andprovided with a cam-surface, a feed-slide on said platform, anejecting-slide having an article-receiving recess in communication withsaid chamber, a standard on said ejecting-slide in engagement with saidcamsurface, and a member connecting said standard and said feed-slideand adjustably connected to said feed-slide.

9. A vendingmachine comprising a frame, slides mounted in said frame,guide-plates mounted on said slides and forming two sides of a chamberto receive articles to be delivered, said guide-plates being offsetbetween their ends to form shoulders, inwardly-extending projections onthe portions of said guideplates in the rear of said shoulders, andmeans to cause said guide-plates to simultaneously approach or recedefrom each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 31st day of August,

LEE 0. SPOONER. Witnesses:

EDWARD M. WHITE, CARY W. REID.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 799,103, grantedSeptember 12, 1905, upon the application of Lee C. Spooner, of St.Louis, Missouri, for an improvement in Vending-Machines, an errorappears in the printed specification requiring correction,

as follows: In line 32, page 1, the serial number 219,934 should read219,734; and

that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the case in the PatentOfiice.

Signed and sealed this 3rd day of October, A. D., 1905.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 799,103.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 799,103, grantedSeptember 12, 1905,

upon the application of Lee C. Spooner, of St. Louis, Missouri, for animprovement in Vending-Machines, an error appears in the printedspecification requiring correction. as follows: In line 32, page 1, theserial number 219,934 should read 219,734; and

that the said Letters the same Patent should be read with thiscorrection therein that of the case in the Patent Office.

of Oemher, A. 1)., 1905.

may conform to the record Signed and sealed this 3rd day [SEAL] F. l.ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

